Kalaniyot: Planting the Seeds of Hope & Healing - October 6, 2024
Join us on Sunday morning, October 6 from 9:30am-12:00pm, for a community-wide project centered on the Israeli national flower, the Kalaniyot. The red anemone flower grows throughout Israel and appears every winter, sharing its bright red bloom in a season of austere colors and temperatures. Since October 7, as Kalaniyot began to bloom at the site of the Nova Festival, the flowers have become a new Jewish symbol of hope, healing, loss and resilience.
In solidarity with artists who have honored the victims and survivors of October 7 with beautiful and heartbreaking artwork featuring Kalaniyot, join us at Temple Isaiah for a series of workshops that will invite our hands, hearts, minds and souls to find space for reflection and connection. Flowers may be taken home to add to your own personal acts of remembrance, and/or may be added to our lobby or sanctuary for Temple Isaiah’s October 7 memorial.
SCHEDULE
9:30-10:00am - T’filah (prayer service) for all ages in sanctuary
10:00-10:15am - TK-4th return to class while the 5th-9th graders & adults remain in sanctuary for additional prayers and instructions
10:15-11am Rotation #1 - Your choice of Elective to participate in!
- Music: Cantor Randall Schloss will use the Yellow Piano and create space for music and reflections.
- Micrography: Rabbi Dara Frimmer will introduce the Jewish art of micrography using the outline of Kalaniyot.
- Kalaniyot Collage: Artists Deb Pitt and Marilee Tolwin will lead a workshop creating collages with Kalaniyot stencils and Jewish amulets of protection.
- Crepe Paper: Rabbi Jaclyn Cohen will lead a workshop creating bright Kalaniyot flowers out of crepe paper.
- Poetry: Poet and artist Julie Grass and Rabbi Zoe Klein Miles will share Kalaniyot poetry and help participants write their own.
- Clay Kalaniyot: Create a clay flower under the guidance of ceramics artist Pam Farkas. This workshop will be two hours, and there will be a follow-up session to glaze the flowers. The flowers created in this workshop will be placed in a dedicated garden at the temple. Limited to 30 people. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR THIS WORKSHOP, YOU DO NOT CHOOSE A SECOND ELECTIVE. Also note, there is an $18 contribution to secure your spot in this elective.
11:00-11:45am Rotation #2 - Your choice of Elective to participate in!
(same as above, unless you choose Clay Kalaniyot which counts for both electives.)
11:45am - Ending of the Program
5th-9th graders return to class to prepare for dismissal
Adults return to lobby to pick up yahrzeit candles, prayers, etc.
DEADLINE TO RSVP: Friday, October 4 at 12:00pm